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Nissan North America Announces July Sales

Posted on: Monday, 3 August 2009, 14:16 CDT

FRANKLIN, Tenn., Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today reported sales for July of 71,847 units versus 95,319 units a year ago, a decrease of 24.6 percent. Sales of Nissan Division vehicles decreased 24.8 percent, while sales of Infiniti vehicles decreased by 23.3 percent.

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NNA INFORMATION

• Combined sales for Nissan and Infiniti of 71,847 units, compared with last July's sales of 95,319 units, marked a decrease of 24.8 percent.
• To ensure consistency in our global sales reporting, Nissan North America calculates monthly variances on a straight-percentage basis, unadjusted for the number of selling days in the month. This July had 26 selling days, as did July 2008.
  

NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS

• Nissan vehicles saw sales of 64,751 units in July compared with 86,070 units sold in July 2008, a 24.8 percent decrease.
• The all-new, uniquely styled 2009 cube(R) continued its strong launch with sales of 3,293 units in July.
• Sales of the Rogue compact crossover increased by 3.8 percent from a year ago with 6,770 units.
• The 370Z premium sports car experienced an 11.9 percent sales increase, with 890 units sold in July.
  

INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS

• Infiniti sales for July were 7,096 units, down from 9,249 units a year ago, a decline of 23.3 percent.
• Sales of the G Coupe, which includes the all-new G Convertible, rose 0.9 percent in July versus one year ago.
• The Infiniti QX56 full-size SUV remains resilient, with sales up 0.4 percent with 553 units sold.
  

In North America, Nissan's operations include automotive styling, engineering, consumer and corporate financing, sales and marketing, distribution and manufacturing. Nissan is dedicated to improving the environment under the Nissan Green Program 2010, whose key priorities are reducing CO2 emissions, cutting other emissions and increasing recycling. More information on Nissan in North America and the complete line of Nissan and Infiniti vehicles can be found online at www.nissanusa.com and www.infinitiusa.com.

NISSAN DIVISION July July Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD 2009 2008 % chg 2009 2008 % chg Nissan Division Total 64,751 86,070 -24.8 374,047 546,522 -31.6 Versa 8,530 8,701 -2.0 40,399 54,326 -25.6 Sentra 9,496 10,977 -13.5 43,744 70,081 -37.6 Cube 3,293 0 0.0 7,175 0 0.0 Altima 19,252 24,429 -21.2 115,680 182,435 -36.6 Maxima 4,472 4,814 -7.1 27,890 26,134 6.7 350/370Z 890 795 11.9 9,017 7,372 22.3 GT-R 128 147 0.0 995 147 0.0 Total Car 46,061 49,863 -7.6 244,900 340,495 -28.1 Frontier 2,942 6,627 -55.6 15,086 30,199 -50.0 Titan 1,467 3,972 -63.1 10,271 21,157 -51.5 Xterra 1,182 4,898 -75.9 8,581 20,137 -57.4 Pathfinder 1,422 4,711 -69.8 9,960 21,777 -54.3 Armada 470 1,699 -72.3 4,720 10,328 -54.3 Rogue 6,770 6,525 3.8 44,047 43,359 1.6 Murano 3,457 4,765 -27.5 30,469 46,539 -34.5 Quest 980 3,010 -67.4 6,013 12,531 -52.0 Total Truck 18,690 36,207 -48.4 129,147 206,027 -37.3 North American produced 50,213 73,838 -32.0 282,344 449,105 -37.1 Car 41,750 48,921 -14.7 227,713 332,976 -31.6 Truck 8,463 24,917 -66.0 54,631 116,129 -53.0 Import 14,538 12,232 18.9 91,703 97,417 -5.9 Car 4,311 942 357.6 17,187 7,519 128.6 Truck 10,227 11,290 -9.4 74,516 89,898 -17.1 INFINITI DIVISION July July Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD 2009 2008 % chg 2009 2008 % chg Infiniti Division Total 7,096 9,249 -23.3 45,544 71,119 -36.0 G Sedan 3,015 3,304 -8.7 18,094 28,208 -35.9 G Coupe 1,597 1,583 0.9 7,712 13,239 -41.7 M 726 970 -25.2 5,676 9,747 -41.8 QX56 553 551 0.4 2,872 5,146 -44.2 EX 543 1,112 -51.2 4,631 7,365 -37.1 FX 662 1,729 -61.7 6,550 7,414 -11.7 Total Car 5,338 5,857 -8.9 31,491 51,194 -38.5 Total Truck 1,758 3,392 -48.2 14,053 19,925 -29.5 NISSAN & INFINITI July July Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD 2009 2008 % chg 2009 2008 % chg TOTAL VEHICLE 71,847 95,319 -24.6 419,591 617,641 -32.1 Total Car 51,399 55,720 -7.8 276,391 391,689 -29.4 Total Truck 20,448 39,599 -48.4 143,200 225,952 -36.6 Selling days 26 26 178 179 * All numbers include Hawaii

SOURCE Nissan North America, Inc.

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